Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Kennebunk Beach over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the first week or so is a tough one. We’ve got a solid run of small, weak, and messy conditions. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year at Kennebunk Beach, nothing wild there. The swell energy is pretty low for most of the first week, with values hanging around the 50 to 90 mark (weak energy). We’re looking at a lot of knee-high dribble with short-period SE windswell, and the wind is mostly cross or light cross-off, but it’s just not enough to get the heart pumping. There’s a gap of several days there with no real recommendations.

Things start to show a pulse on Thursday, July 30th. That morning, we see a bump in swell to 5 ft from the ESE, with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 257 (moderate energy). The wind is moderate offshore from the NE, clean. That’s a noticeable shift. But the real standout comes Thursday afternoon: the swell builds to 8 ft from the E, still with an 8-second period, and the energy cranks to 677 (strong wave energy). Wind holds moderate offshore from the NNE. This is the pick of the whole forecast. The waves will have some punch, and with offshore wind, it’ll be clean. The only catch is that at 8 ft, this is getting into expert-only territory, especially for a beach break. The short period (8 seconds) means it’s a windswell, not a long-period groundswell, so it’ll be a bit more crumbly and less organized than a groundswell of the same size. Still, for Kennebunk, this is the day to circle.

Friday, July 31st, the swell drops back to 4 ft in the morning from the ENE, with a short period, and energy at 226 (moderate). The wind is light cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but it’s a step down from Thursday. The afternoon is smaller again.

From Saturday, August 1st, right through to the end of the forecast on August 9th, it’s a long, flat, and poor stretch. Swell drops to under 3 ft, mostly 0.7 ft to 3 ft, with very weak energy readings (mostly under 100, often under 50). The wind is a mixed bag of onshore, cross, and glassy, but the swell just isn’t there. A couple of glassy mornings on August 4th and August 7th might be nice for a paddle, but you’re not surfing anything.

So, if you’re after a wave, your best bet is Thursday, July 30th, especially the afternoon session. It’s the only day with real size and clean conditions. After that, it’s a long flat spell, so don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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